The big news today in Ukraine is that President Yanukovych has fled the city of Kiev.
In the chaos, protesters have entered his personal compound.
One of the discoveries? An extraordinary personal zoo.
Reporter Matt Frei (@mattfrei) has been tweeting images from inside the compound.
The private zoo. Peacocks of course pic.twitter.com/pLNQ91w6rF
— Matt Frei (@mattfrei) February 22, 2014Every President needs one of these pic.twitter.com/IpDyROISD8
— Matt Frei (@mattfrei) February 22, 2014The President's greenhouse. This one is only for flowers and banana trees pic.twitter.com/XgYnBmcSMt
— Matt Frei (@mattfrei) February 22, 2014A day at the Zoo, the President's private zoo in In open house courtesy of the revolution pic.twitter.com/CTsixqIXzJ
— Matt Frei (@mattfrei) February 22, 2014This is the house the president never wanted his people to see pic.twitter.com/PiAQjVNumU
— Matt Frei (@mattfrei) February 22, 2014Bemused sheep. They're just not used to seeing so many people pic.twitter.com/SKDvCLSi76
— Matt Frei (@mattfrei) February 22, 2014Presidential pigs in their element pic.twitter.com/vwxGSZx883
— Matt Frei (@mattfrei) February 22, 2014People of #Kyiv swarm over President’s estate, learn he has a boat there. A big one. http://t.co/1DSJHprqrJpic.twitter.com/sFLNeVlnIz
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 22, 2014Extraordinary day: #Kyiv protesters pose for group photo at estate of President Yanukovych. pic.twitter.com/8HcSJGZubt via @obk
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 22, 2014More happy Ukrainians having a Saturday walk in the park at Yanukovich residence. #whereisyanu#euromaidanpic.twitter.com/FQr3rEk0EI
— federico escher (@fedescher) February 22, 2014